flooding

Okay, they won't technically let you swim through the store to get your beer, but today's intense storms flooded the isles of one of my favorite local beer distributors this afternoon.

Two Cities in Upstate NY Make List of 10 Safest U.S. Cities from Natural Disasters

April showers bring May flowers, that's what they say right? Well it looks we are about to get hit with some pretty heavy showers which may cause some complications around the Capital Region.

According to a press release from the New York State Police, several cars tried to drive through flooded roadways recently at the W. Averell State Office and were disabled.

In his defense, the river wasn't there when he started filming.

Water rescues were required yesterday in Latham as heavy rains and flash flooding trapped some in cars and businesses.

Yesterday afternoon, with regard to weather, was pretty.

After large amounts of flash flooding in Florida, the TV news teams took to the streets to get the story out to the people that water was seemingly everywhere.

Say what you want but the torrential rains we received earlier today (Wednesday) were sick. With a friend sending me crazy pics from Scotia and my own personal pics while I was retrieving a friend at the train in Schenectady, I felt like I needed to show you exactly what happens when it downpours for about 30 minutes.

From our partners over at WZZM comes this story of a scary drive over a bridge. It happened on Lincoln Ave in Ionia. One minute the driver is crossing over what appears to be a normal bridge, the next minute the bridge is collapsing and nearly sends his vehicle plunging over the side...

The photos flooding social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram as well as Facebook are just shocking to see. Lower Manhattan is flooding, the power is out in large parts of NYC as the city takes a beating from Sandy. Also Atlantic City and other cities along the east.

During and after Sandy hits the Albany area and the Capital Region, roads may close for various reasons including flooding, downed wires, and other emergencies. Bridges may also be closed due to high wings, flooding, large debris in the water, and other hazards. We have a map from 511 NY which has official information regarding roads and bridges. Check out the map before heading out - but try to k